Lebkuchen Cookies

Lebkuchen Cookies (German)
by Ebalamucki, Cookie Club Member
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Category: Desserts, Cookies, Christmas, German
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Level: Baking Experience Helpful
Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies


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Here's a good cookie to make ahead of time for the holidays. This recipe was given to me by my grandmother. 

Ingredients

2 eggs
l cup sugar
1/3 cup honey
3/4 cup ground nuts
2 l/2 cups flour
l/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
l/2 tsp. cinnamon
l/4 tsp. allspice
l/2 tsp. cloves
6 tsp. orange peel and 2 tsp. lemon peel
(or you can use mixed candied fruit in place of orange and lemon peel)

Directions:

Beat eggs and sugar till fluffy. Add honey and mix well, then add nuts (almonds or walnuts). In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together. Add orange and lemon peel, or candied fruit. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and beat well.

Chill dough for several hours or overnight. Roll out to about l/4 inch thick or thinner. Cut out cookies with cutters of the season. I add a slivered almond and green and red candied cherries on the top before baking at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Do Not let them get too brown. 

If they are too crisp, put them in a plastic bag and add a bread crust. They will become softer and chewy. They will keep for weeks - Not refrigerated. 

Enjoy!

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Peppernuts

Perrernuts 
by Julie Schultz, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 30 Minutes (chill 1 hour)
Level: Baking Experience Helpful
Yield: 4 - 5 Dozen Cookies


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This is an old German cookie, made easier. These are a really good, hard cookie. Most people a few years back would toss a handful into the coffee and when they sunk to the bottom of the cup, you knew they were ready to eat. I like them to crunch on. I have held the dough for a week and baked them. I store them in a covered tin or in a glass jar with a lid. These freeze well. I make them after Thanksgiving.

Ingredients:

2 c. sugar
1 egg
1/2 c. cream
1/2 c. molasses
1 T. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. baking powder
3 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. anise seed or 1/2 tsp. anise oil (I buy the anise oil in the pharmacy in Dillon's grocery store. Walmart may have it too.)

Directions:

Mix together the sugar, egg, cream, molasses and butter. Set aside. Combine remaining ingredients. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Chill for 1 hour. Take 1/4 of the mixture at a time and roll into long small rolls (about as big around as a cigar, or as long as a pencil) on lightly floured surface. Cut into small pieces 3/4-inch long or shorter. These do not spread. Bake on cookie sheet with parchment paper for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Enjoy!

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Real Dad's Cookies

Real Dad's Cookies
by Shirley Shorter, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Level: Easy to Bake
Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies


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Ingredients:

1 c. margarine
3/4 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg, well beaten
2 T. molasses
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. old-fashioned oats
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. medium unsweetened coconut

Directions:

Cream margarine, sugars, molasses, vanilla and egg together. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, oats and coconut. Mix well. Form into balls and place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Do not flatten. Bake at 325 until golden brown, 10 - 15 minutes. Do not overbake.


Enjoy!

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